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Police arrest a suspected member of the gambling syndicate which is believed to have handled some $15 billion in revenue per month. (Image: China Police Daily)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A $78 billion online gambling syndicate with tentacles spreading across Asia has been smashed by Chinese police.<\/p>\n

Authorities said that the ring oversaw more than 500 websites with over a million signed-up customers on the Chinese mainland.<\/p>\n

The websites mainly operated illegal lotteries.<\/p>\n

While the crackdown, code-named Operation 109, made its first arrests in July, when some 84 people based in China<\/a> were taken into custody, the news was only made public this week by the country\u2019s Ministry of Public Security.<\/p>\n

Police named the kingpin of the gambling ring as a man named Xu from Chaoshan in the eastern Guangdong province. He went on the run over the summer but was arrested in September.<\/p>\n

The syndicate formed an incredibly complex network of operations. Xu rented out most of the websites to smaller syndicates which netted him some $2 million per month on top of what he made from his own gambling site.<\/p>\n

Like Internet Banking<\/b><\/h2>\n

With a server based in Taiwan, the sites were closed systems requiring log-ins.<\/p>\n

Each syndicate had their own agents to help develop a customer base, while users would access the sites by logging in, bypassing a search interface and then entering further security codes, much like an internet banking system.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a Cantonese and Putonghua-speaking customer service team were located in Hong Kong, Thailand and the Philippines.<\/p>\n

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“Due to people seeking huge benefits, and loopholes in social management, large numbers of people have become addicted to gambling, posing a serious threat to family harmony and social stability,” said the Ministry of Public Security.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Illegal Global Betting Markets <\/b><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s estimated that over 90 percent of the global gambling markets are illegal operations, many centered in Asia.<\/p>\n

At a United Nations conference earlier this year, independent betting expert Patrick Jay told delegates that, while it\u2019s very difficult to quantify, the global market could easily be worth $3 trillion.<\/p>\n

China, where up to $1 billion can be wagered illegally on a single game of soccer<\/a>, has become the epicenter of the market, he said.<\/p>\n

Xu\u2019s syndicate was initially uncovered in August 2014 when police from the Hunan province stumbled upon a\u00a0gambler logged into a suspicious website in an internet caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n

From there they were able to unpick the entire network, which, they discovered, was handling over $15 billion in revenue every month.<\/p>\n

While the operation was sophisticated, with winnings paid promptly into customers\u2019 bank accounts, those who didn\u2019t pay their debts were hounded by debt collectors.<\/p>\n

Police said a Hunan province woman in her sixties committed suicide earlier this year after being harassed by the syndicates\u2019 enforcers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A $78 billion online gambling syndicate with tentacles spreading across Asia has been smashed by Chinese police. Authorities said that the ring oversaw more than 500 websites with over a million signed-up customers on the Chinese mainland. The websites mainly operated illegal lotteries. 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